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first: 2020-01-10
most recent: 2023-02-14
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“The more we are aware, the better we can prepare. For instance, the establishment by the International Law Commission of its Study Group on sea-level rise in relation to international law is very welcome in that regard. The Security Council is our principal organ for the maintenance of peace and security. It is therefore incumbent on it to call for appropriate action when stability is at risk, including in the case of risks related to sea level rise. Much is at stake, as the Secretary- General said this morning.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“We therefore welcome the Secretary-General’s continued call for spending at least 50 per cent of public climate financing on adaptation. In fact, the Netherlands already spends close to 70 per cent on adaptation. Other important aspects include adequate risk assessments and water- management solutions to protect lives and livelihoods, especially in the global South, both by Member States and United Nations organizations. The upcoming United Nations Water Conference, to be held in March, which is the first of its kind in almost 40 years and will be co-hosted by Tajikistan and the Netherlands, provides a perfect platform to discuss those challenges in depth. In addition, we also need comprehensive evaluations and reports to thoroughly analyse the significant number of risks to peace and security related to sea level rise.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“A significant part of the global population lives in fertile river deltas and coastal areas. Throughout history, we have seen that loss of land can serve as a catalyst for conflict, whether over resources, forced displacement or other threats to peace and security. The risks to those communities if sea levels rise by almost one metre in the next century — something that according to the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will happen if we fail to curb carbon emissions — are paramount and deserve the full attention of the Security Council. My second point is about what we can do. If we do indeed manage to curb carbon emissions as much as the IPCC urges us to do, we will still have to deal with a certain degree of sea level rise. Coastal communities will have to adapt to that reality.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“At the outset, the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of the European Union. I will also make some additional remarks in my national capacity, as the issue of sea level rise is of particular importance to all parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, from the North Sea to the Caribbean. I would therefore like to thank Malta for convening today’s meeting, as sea-level rise has become a reality, with real implications for international peace and security. My first point is about the threat we are facing. The Netherlands is still well protected against the sea. However, the danger of sea-level rise in the longer term is severe. Famously, significant parts of our territory are below or at sea level. And we are not alone.”
2023-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9260Resumption1 (2023) · source
“Building capacity and resilience in African societies is key to withstanding the challenges that the African continent is facing, including rising food and energy prices, exacerbated by the Russian aggression in Ukraine, and climate change, which is hitting African countries hard. There is a need to break cycles of conflict and prevent new and re-emerging conflicts from happening. The Kingdom of the Netherlands will continue to support African countries and the African Union, both politically and financially, to sustain peace on the continent.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Promoting security in African countries requires the close cooperation of the EU with both the African Union and the United Nations, as well as with regional organizations, such as the Group of Five for the Sahel and the Economic Community of West African States. We will continue to cooperate in the field of cyber, countering violent extremism and addressing the root causes of conflict. When it comes to United Nations peacekeeping, we see that a closing and drawdown of missions can result in sudden capability gaps, which puts sustainable peacebuilding at risk. That requires further cooperation and dialogue between the United Nations and the AU and sustainable financing for national capacity-building.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We wholeheartedly support earlier statements that referred to the importance of training and of prioritizing inclusive justice, the fight against impunity and guaranteeing human rights. Sustainable peace is built on, and built by, institutions that are trusted by the population they serve. Building capacity for sustainable peace means including the whole population and leaving no one behind. It means ensuring the meaningful and equal participation of women and youth in peace processes. It means healing the wounds of conflict, while raising a new generation in peace through mental-health and psychosocial support. We support strengthening the coordination of United Nations-African Union (AU) activities on political dialogue and reconciliation efforts.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“We will continue to support that during the negotiations on the peacebuilding draft resolutions that are ongoing, facilitated by Sweden and Kenya, and during negotiations in the Fifth Committee, which are due to resume in the autumn. Given the catalytic function of the Peacebuilding Fund, the funding gaps that we see and the demand for peacebuilding activities and prevention, investing in more United Nations capacity towards sustaining peace is not only the right thing to do; it is the smart thing to do. We call on all States to support such efforts for more sustainable and better predictable financing. Secondly, we need strengthened institutional capacity-building.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“As we know, peacebuilding is highly effective, but the financing of United Nations peacebuilding has been labelled inadequate, unpredictable and unsustainable. Considering the bulk of the Organization’s peacebuilding activities are implemented on the African continent, the necessity to find a solution to those funding deficiencies is of prime importance here today. As one of the biggest donors to the Peacebuilding Fund, we play our national part, but we need to find a sustainable way forward for the international community as a whole. That is why the Kingdom of the Netherland supports assessed contributions for the Peacebuilding Fund.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The Kingdom of the Netherlands thanks you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate and for this opportunity to discuss capacity-building for sustaining peace on the African continent. We align ourselves with the statements made earlier by the representative of the European Union (EU) and the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission. The African continent has huge possibilities and great aspirations. It is blessed with an almost limitless potential of its countries and peoples. Yet parts of the continent are faced with myriad challenges when it comes to sustaining peace. Those need to be addressed in a holistic way. Allow me to make two points on which the international community, in our view, should focus its support. The first area is financing for peacebuilding.”
2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source
“That is also relevant to the current situation in Ukraine, on which the aggressor itself used the veto (see S/PV.8979). If and when the Council is unable to act, other avenues will have to be taken to ensure justice and accountability. That is why it is so important that we all support the investigation of the ICC on the situation in Ukraine, as well as its investigations concerning other countries. As the famous author Isabel Allende once said, few things are as dangerous as power with impunity. That is why the international community created a rules-based order, with clear norms and accountability for when those norms are breached. The Council has stood up for that principle in the past, and we expect it to do so again, for the sake of the international legal order and to deliver justice for victims.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Member States therefore expect the Council to act when gross violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law are taking place, which makes the use of the veto in such situations especially troubling. And that certainly includes the situation in Syria. A veto cast in the Council that prevents it from standing up for victims or that lets perpetrators believe they can act with impunity is in effect a veto cast on the pursuit of justice. That is why the Netherlands supports the code of conduct of the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency group with regard to Council action against genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, and why it welcomes the French-Mexican initiative for the permanent members to renounce the use of the veto in situations of mass atrocities.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The Security Council has a crucial responsibility in that regard, which it fulfilled in the past in establishing the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. The Council also referred two situations to the International Criminal Court — the situation in Darfur was referred in 2005, and the situation in Libya in 2011. With those actions, the Council sent a clear message to victims that justice would be delivered, and to perpetrators that they would be held accountable. That message also calls for respect for, and the protection of, international humanitarian law and international human rights law.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“I would like to thank you, Madam President. I am glad to see you presiding over the Security Council this afternoon. The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statements made by the observer of the European Union and by the representative of the Marshall Islands, on behalf of the Group of Friends of Accountability following the aggression against Ukraine, and I would like to share the following remarks in my national capacity. The Hague is the proud host city of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and many more international organizations that play a key role in maintaining and advancing the international legal order. Ensuring accountability when international crimes are committed is a key element of that order.”
2022-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9052Resumption1 (2022) · source
“In conclusion, resolution 2417 (2018) was the first time the Security Council recognized the direct link between conflict and hunger. With humanitarian needs across the world increasing, we need to act, and we need to act together. The Netherlands stands ready to do its part and looks forward to the continued global cooperation to break the vicious link between conflict and hunger.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Resolution 2417 (2018) calls on the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council in instances where conflict leads to severe food insecurity. We support the proposal made by the United States at the Arria Formula meeting held a couple of weeks ago to submit such reports twice a year, and we call on all members of the Security Council to give their full attention to those reports, as agreed under resolution 2417 (2018). Secondly, reports of hunger-related violations of international humanitarian law should be taken seriously, and incidents should investigated. Accountability is key if we want to put an end to grave violations of international humanitarian law. Thirdly, we need to work towards more resilient food systems. Last year’s United Nations Food Systems Summit laid the groundwork.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“European restrictive measures are targeted in accordance with international law and, indeed, aim to uphold and strengthen respect for international law. It is large-scale armed conflict that disrupts food markets. Besides the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine, there are deeply concerning reports from Yemen. Objects indispensable to the survival of civilians were attacked even when there were no military targets in the vicinity. Water wells were bombed, and agricultural land was extensively mined to the point of rendering it useless. Such actions further worsen an already dire humanitarian situation and may constitute violations of international humanitarian law. We should take the following steps to help minimize the impact of conflicts on food security. First of all, we must ensure reporting.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The Kingdom of the Netherlands aligns itself with the statement made earlier today by the representative of the European Union, in its capacity of observer. Conflict is still the single most important driver of humanitarian needs. The war in Ukraine is a case in point, as was so clearly explained by my Ukrainian colleague just now. In addition to causing displacement and disruption in local food markets, the war has ripple effects on humanitarian needs worldwide, driving up food and humanitarian needs in countries, such as Afghanistan and Somalia — countries that are already vulnerable. Let me be frank: we continue to hear arguments that European and other sanctions are to blame for increasing food insecurity. That is simply not true.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“As the United Nations instrument of first resort to conflict prevention and response, the Peacebuilding Fund has also proven to be an important vehicle to bridge actors at the country level while incentivizing cross-pillar coordination among the principal United Nations organs. In order to enhance coordinated impact on the ground, we need to make sure that there is adequate, predictable and sustainable financing for peacebuilding. That is why the Kingdom of the Netherlands supports the Secretary-General’s call for a dedicated amount to the Peacebuilding Fund from assessed contributions.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source
“When it comes to prevention, the Kingdom of the Netherlands strongly supports strengthening and expanding the role of the Peacebuilding Commission, as is proposed by the Secretary-General in Our Common Agenda. The PBC brings together crucial actors to discuss prevention and peacebuilding, including United Nations organizations and Member States, regional organizations, international financial institutions, non-governmental organizations and, crucially, local peacebuilders. Therefore, the PBC is strategically placed to support preventive measures related to climate change, health, gender, equality, development and human rights. Furthermore, the PBC can further enhance Sustainable Development Goal 16. Now is the time to further capitalize on the PBC’s advisory, convening and bridging roles.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Justice is an essential dimension of the social contract, and we remain committed to transforming justice systems to put people and their needs at the centre. The Netherlands is proud to host the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Accountability and the fight against impunity are among the top priorities of Dutch foreign policy. It is crucial for victims to know that, in the end, the most serious crimes will not go unpunished and that justice will prevail, because as we know, there can be no peace without justice, and justice prevents the resurgence of conflict. My third point concerns the role of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC).”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Through the good offices of the Secretary-General, communication and coordination of the principal United Nations organs could be strengthened in that regard. The visibility of interaction and coordination among the principle United Nations organs could also be improved, and we call on all United Nations organs to further utilize the information produced by United Nations bodies and adopt a forward-looking strategy on prevention. That leads me to my second point: the rule of law and strong justice systems. The rule of law is indispensable for upholding peace and security, as well as sustainable development and human rights. As pointed out by the Secretary-General in Our Common Agenda, a new vision of the rule of law is direly needed to rebuild trust among people, communities and the institutions that serve them.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source
“As the Secretary-General mentioned this morning (see S/PV.8906), the United Nations system needs to be able to address the cross-cutting issues of security, climate change, health, development, gender equality and human rights from a prevention perspective, with greater effectiveness and accountability. Allow me to make three points in that regard. First, prevention and sustaining peace requires an integrated and comprehensive approach across the United Nations system, based on coherence among economic, social and cultural activities. For structural prevention across the pillars of the United Nations, we need to address the root causes of conflict and the prevention of large-scale human rights violations, which could potentially lead to violent conflicts.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source
“The Kingdom of the Netherlands thanks Mexico for organizing this open debate on peace and security though preventive diplomacy, which is certainly an essential objective for all United Nations organs and the Member States. Peace remains elusive in many parts of the world, and the cost of conflict is staggering in terms of human suffering, victims of violence, refugees and people depending on aid. The financial costs of conflict are also unsustainable. A famous study by the World Bank has shown us that investing in prevention can save up to $70 billion per year in costs incurred by conflict.”
2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Thirdly, the Council could focus on lessons learned from inclusive national dialogues that build trust and from pro-equity and inclusion policies, in particular those bolstering the inclusion of women and young people. Fourthly and finally, the rule of law could be strengthened as a preventative tool by focusing on overcoming and preventing daily obstacles to access to justice and by supporting national institutions to be more responsive to people’s justice needs. When it comes to peace operations and special political missions, an emphasis by the Council on drawing on that type of holistic analysis and partnership would assist in addressing the risks of today’s environment and increase the chances of success of Council-authorized operations and thereby the maintenance of international peace and security.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“First, the Security Council could avail itself of broader analyses and benchmarks on trends in inequality, exclusion and access to justice within the framework of the field missions mandated by the Council and request the advice of bodies like the Peacebuilding Commission to incorporate it in its work. Secondly, the Council could systematically indicate to mission leadership the importance of linking economic and political analysis and support. It could also stress the value of exploring partnerships between resident coordinators, governments, international financial institutions and civil society with regard to destabilizing socioeconomic factors and psychosocial dynamics that need to be addressed in prevention strategies, national development plans and mandate objectives.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Women, children and young people find it hardest to access justice. Strengthening the rule of law requires a new approach that allows justice systems to be more effective, transparent and centred around the most common problems that people experience. Thirdly, we must halve global violence We need a new agenda for peace, as mentioned by the Secretary-General, that more effectively addresses violence holistically. The Pathfinders Halving Global Violence Task Force is a coalition of Governments, mayors, leading international agencies, dedicated non-governmental organizations and philanthropic actors that is drawing together the evidence, tools and action needed to achieve the goal of halving violence by 2030. To that end, the Pathfinders’ input for this meeting is as follows.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“We, as pathfinders, are focusing our urgent attention on addressing three interrelated areas, which we believe are key to conflict prevention. First, we must build more equal and inclusive societies. We need to address inequality and exclusion by building solidarity across groups and Governments to deliver visible, material change in people’s lives by tackling corruption and expanding representation of all groups in society. Well-designed social dialogue and truth and reconciliation programmes, including mental health and psychosocial support, are relevant to post- conflict societies and can be used preventively to avoid the escalation of violence. Secondly, we must provide justice for all. There are 1.5 billion people with unresolved justice problems that contribute to grievances, violence and instability.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“I thank you, Sir, for organizing this debate. This statement is made on behalf of the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies — a group of countries and organizations committed to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 16. As Pathfinders, our work is based on evidence that there can be no peace without development and no development without peace. Justice for all and fighting inequality and exclusion are central to achieving and sustaining peace. Equally, preventing conflict and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, is a central enabler for access to justice for all and for more equal and inclusive societies. Peace, justice and inclusion catalyse progress across the SDGs. That also resonates with the Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda report.”
2021-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8900Resumption1 (2021) · source
“Only recently, we have seen hopeful signals coming out of the Sudan with regard to transitional justice and perhaps one day the same will happen for Syria and other countries that are desperately in need of transitional justice processes. Let me reiterate our gratitude to Belgium for its outstanding effort and leadership in organizing this open debate.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Transitional justice takes place in a context in which people, communities and whole societies have gone through highly traumatic events. It is meant to enable them to come to terms with the past in order to restore trust and dignity. Mental wounds need to be healed. Yet, in crisis situations, they are too often disregarded. We call for structurally integrating mental health and psychosocial support into our responses. They should be part and parcel of any effort towards peace and reconciliation from the start, thereby enabling people like Abdelkarim to move beyond their victimhood. In that way, societies can move beyond their troubled past and consign their conflicts to memory and history.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Civil society is often the driver of the process, contributing directly through documentation, mobilization and support for victims. International mechanisms, such as international tribunals, have a role to play, mainly in a complementary capacity when local institutions fail to provide victims with genuine justice. Victims and survivors have a diversity of needs and perspectives, such as those of child soldiers, women forced into marriage or their children born from conflict. The Security Council should listen more to their voices and the plight and views of women, children and youth and should do its utmost to incorporate their needs into relevant mandates. Thirdly, we urgently call for mental health not to be neglected.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“There are good recent examples in which victims have been actively involved in conflict and post- conflict situations, such as in Colombia, where they were heard directly during the peace process in Havana. Their involvement showed that peace and justice are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they run in parallel. In future peace processes, victims’ voices also need to be heard. That will also help avoid blanket amnesties that violate international law. Secondly, meaningful victim participation throughout the entire process is essential. Delivering effective transitional justice means that it is locally owned and carefully crafted in relation to the context. It should be experienced by victims and the affected populations as truly transformative, as was the case in South Africa.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Transitional justice is critical to sustainable peace, breaking cycles of violence and preventing future conflicts in order to build more just, peaceful and inclusive societies, as well as preventing conflicts from reappearing on the agenda of the Security Council, which, like other parts of the United Nations system, has an important role to play in transitional justice. To that end, first and foremost, the victims of massive human rights violations should remain at the centre of transitional justice processes. In order to move forward, transitional justice processes should acknowledge their experiences, need for justice, need to recognize their rights and need to restore their dignity.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The Netherlands fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the Permanent Observer of the European Union. At the recent conference on mental health and psychosocial well-being in Amsterdam, Abdelkarim, a young Syrian refugee, said, “To the people who see me as a traumatized refugee, I tell them: Look at me now; I am no longer a victim; instead, I am a person with skills and expertise to support my community”. That quotation underscores three points that the Kingdom of the Netherlands wishes to contribute to today’s important open debate — for which we thank the Belgian presidency — concerning, first, victim- centredness; secondly, meaningful participation; and, thirdly, the importance of mental health and psychosocial support.”
2020-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8723Resumption1 (2020) · source
“The Kingdom of the Netherlands is committed to maintaining and strengthening the current multilateral system and we stand ready to engage with all Member States to achieve that in order to ensure that the United Nations is fit for purpose and ready for the next 75 years.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“In addition, together with others, we are leading efforts to conclude a convention on international cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes — also known as the MLA initiative. We urge the States that have not yet done so to join this important initiative. In conclusion, when the multilateral system is under pressure, when upholding agreed international rules and norms is no longer a given, when multilateral institutions have difficulties in addressing contemporary challenges, all Member States bear the responsibility to address those weaknesses.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“We support investigative mechanisms, such as the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since 2011 and the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. We also support the adoption by the International Law Commission of the Draft Articles on Crimes Against Humanity and the recommendation to elaborate a convention on the basis of those draft articles. Such a convention would fill an important gap in the current legal framework.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“That is why we empower women to participate in those processes in various countries, such as in Yemen, Libya, Afghanistan and Colombia, and support women’s participation in United Nations peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions. Upholding the Charter also means ensuring that those responsible for gross human rights violations and abuses are held accountable for their crimes. That is the second area where the Kingdom of the Netherlands is assuming its responsibility. The Hague is the proud host of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and many other international organizations that play a key role in the international legal order.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“As noted only days ago by my Foreign Minister, Stef Blok: “Democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law are crucial for any healthy resilient society.” In the most fragile regions of the world, we are contributing to establishing an early warning/early action system and addressing the root causes of conflicts. We do so by contributing to the establishment of peacebuilding programmes and transitional justice mechanisms, building the capacity of security and rule-of-law institutions and monitoring mechanisms by civil society. In particular, the ability of women to participate in, and influence the outcome of, political, peace and security processes helps to address the root causes of conflict and results in more durable and stable peace.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“Like others, we are deeply concerned about the recent events in the Middle East and it is of the utmost importance that we stop the use of weapons and give space to dialogue and de-escalation. It is the responsibility of all Member States to maintain and strengthen the multilateral system. In that light, allow me to focus on two key areas where the Kingdom of the Netherlands is assuming its responsibility to maintain and strengthen the current multilateral system — preventing conflicts and ensuring accountability. The first area concerns conflict prevention.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source
“First of all, we offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran. We understand their pain and my Government expects that the crash will be fully investigated. On behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, let me express my sincere thanks to the delegation of Viet Nam for convening this open debate. Seventy-five years ago, the Charter established the multilateral system based on international law, multilateral cooperation and the rule of law. Back then, few people could have believed possible the many achievements that this has brought to us all. We commend all the hard work of the men and women worldwide who have contributed to global peace and security, justice and economic and social development. However, despite those successes, the multilateral system is under pressure.”
2020-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8699Resumption1 (2020) · source